Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus East Carolina on September 28, 2025 at 12 p.m.
12 p.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs. East Carolina
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Jersey Number 25
Romina Cornelio
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- La Vega, Dominican Republic
- Prev School:
- Miami Dade College
Bio
CAREER-HIGHS
Senior (2024)
Junior (2023)
Prior to Florida Atlantic (Miami Dade)
Sophomore (2022)
Freshman (2021)
PERSONAL
- Kills: 14, at Miami (OH) (9/2/23)
- Attacks: 44, at Miami (OH) (9/2/23)
- Assists:Â 4, vs. Tulane (11/17/24)
- Aces: 3 (three times), Last vs. Memphis (10/4/24)
- Digs:Â 22, vs. Tulane (11/17/24)
- Blocks: 3 (twice), Last vs. Youngstown State (9/8/23)
- Blocks Solo: 1 (three times), Last vs. Tulsa (10/6/23)
- Block Assists: 3, at Miami (OH) (9/2/23)
- Points: 17.5, at Miami (OH) (9/2/23)
Senior (2024)
- Played in 104Â sets over 27Â matches and made 11 starts for the Owls
- Finished third on the team in digs per set (2.29), fifth in digs (238) and service aces per set (0.17), sixth in service aces (18), eighth in kills (65) and kills per set (0.63), and ninth in blocks (12) and blocks per set (0.12)
- Tallied a season-high 11 kills at Temple (Oct. 6)
- Posted eight games with double-figure digs, including a career-best 22 digs and a career-high four assists vs. Tulane (Nov. 17)
Junior (2023)
- Played in 119 sets over 33 matches
- Ranked third on the Owls in digs (288) and digs per set (2.42), fifth in kills (168), and seventh in kills per set (1.41)
- Posted a career-best 14 kills on 44 attacks, and added 17.5 points at Miami (OH) (Sept. 2)
- Tallied a season-best 18 digs vs. Kansas City (Aug. 25)
- Tied a career-best three blocks at Miami (OH) (Sept. 2) and vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 8)
Prior to Florida Atlantic (Miami Dade)
Sophomore (2022)
- Played in 103 sets over 31 matches for the Sharks
- Tallied a team-leading 359 kills, averaging 3.49 per set
- Tied for second on the team with a .333 hitting percentage
- Ranked second on the team in digs with 258, averaging 2.50 per set
- Posted a team second-best 27 service aces and added 51 total blocks, which ranked third on the team
Freshman (2021)
- Helped lead the Sharks to a FCSAA State Championship and competed in 77 sets over 23 matches for MDC
- Led the Sharks in kills with 306, averaging 3.97 per set, and service aces with 29, averaging 0.38 per set
- Recorded a team second-best 246 digs, tallying 3.19 per set
- Tied for fourth on the team in blocks with 34 on the season
PERSONAL
- Played for her country’s national team in tournaments in Peru, Colombia, Italy, Belgium, Honduras and Mexico
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Daughter of Ana Mercedes Medina and Pedro Cornelio
- Has three siblings, Jenny Cornelio, Ronald Cornelio and Julissa Cornelio
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